CHAPTER 3. REGULATION OF SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS
IC 25-35.6-3
Chapter 3. Regulation of Speech Pathologists and Audiologists
IC 25-35.6-3-1
Application for examination
Sec. 1. (a) A person eligible for licensure under IC 25-35.6-1-5
and desirous of licensure shall make application for examination to
the board at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of examination,
upon a form and in such a manner as the board shall prescribe.
(b) Any application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed by
the board by rule.
(c) A person who fails an examination may make application for
reexamination if the person again meets the requirements of
subsections (a) and (b).
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by
P.L.149-1987, SEC.111.
IC 25-35.6-3-2
Examination for license
Sec. 2. (a) Each applicant for licensure under this article shall be
examined in writing. Standards for acceptable performance shall be
established by the board.
(b) Applicants for licensure shall be examined at a time and place
and under such supervision as the board may determine.
Examinations shall be given at such places within this state as the
board may determine at least twice each year, and the board shall
make public, in a manner it considers appropriate, notice of such
examinations at least sixty (60) days prior to their administration,
and shall have all individual examination applicants notified of the
time and place of their administration.
(c) The board may examine in whatever theoretical or applied
fields of speech-language pathology and audiology it considers
appropriate and may examine with regard to a person's professional
skills and judgment in the utilization of speech-language pathology
or audiology techniques and methods.
(d) The board shall maintain a record of all examination scores.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.222, SEC.270; P.L.149-1987, SEC.112.
IC 25-35.6-3-3
Waiver of examination
Sec. 3. (a) The board shall issue a license in speech-language
pathology or audiology to any applicant who:
(1) presents proof of:
(A) current licensure in speech-language pathology or
audiology in another state, including the District of
Columbia or a territory of the United States, under
professional standards that the board considers to be at least
equivalent to those set forth in this article at the time that the
license was issued in the other state or territory; or
(B) practice as a speech-language pathologist or an
audiologist under the authority and supervision of an agency
of the federal government; and
(2) meets any other requirements that the board establishes by
rule.
(b) The board may waive the examination and grant licensure to
any person certified as clinically competent by a nationally
recognized association for speech-language and hearing in the area
for which such person is applying for licensure.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1982,
P.L.154, SEC.123; P.L.250-1985, SEC.7; P.L.149-1987, SEC.113;
P.L.212-2005, SEC.72.
IC 25-35.6-3-3.5
Provisional license
Sec. 3.5. The board may issue a provisional license in audiology
to an individual who meets the requirements that the board
establishes by rule.
As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.73.
IC 25-35.6-3-4
Issuance of license
Sec. 4. (a) The board shall issue a license to any person who
meets the requirements of this article and who pays to the board the
initial license fee prescribed by the board by rule.
(b) A license issued under this article is valid until the next
renewal date described under section 6 of this chapter.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by
P.L.149-1987, SEC.114; P.L.48-1991, SEC.70.
IC 25-35.6-3-5
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.296.)
IC 25-35.6-3-5.1
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.152-1988, SEC.30.)
IC 25-35.6-3-6
Renewal of license
Sec. 6. (a) Licenses issued under this article expire, if not
renewed, on the date established by the licensing agency under
IC 25-1-5-4.
(b) Every person licensed under this article shall pay a fee for
renewal of the person's license before the date established by the
licensing agency.
(c) If the holder of a license fails to renew the license on or before
the date specified by the licensing agency, the license may be
reinstated by the board if the holder of the license, not later than
three (3) years after the expiration of the license, meets the
requirements of IC 25-1-8-6(c).
(d) If a license has been expired for more than three (3) years, the
license may be reinstated by the board if the holder meets the
requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d).
(e) A suspended license is subject to expiration and may be
renewed or reinstated as provided in this section, but a renewal or
reinstatement shall not entitle the licensee, while the license remains
suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity,
or in any other conduct or activity in violation of the order or
judgment by which the license was suspended.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.222, SEC.272; P.L.250-1985, SEC.9; P.L.149-1987, SEC.116;
P.L.48-1991, SEC.71; P.L.269-2001, SEC.31; P.L.105-2008,
SEC.64.
IC 25-35.6-3-7
Fees
Sec. 7. Any fees required by this article shall be established by the
board by rule and collected by the Indiana professional licensing
agency under IC 25-1-8-2.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by
P.L.250-1985, SEC.10; P.L.149-1987, SEC.117; P.L.1-2006,
SEC.481.
IC 25-35.6-3-8
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.250-1985, SEC.11.)
IC 25-35.6-3-8.1
Availability of license or registration; services performed by
support personnel
Sec. 8.1. (a) Each individual licensed under this article and each
individual registered as a speech-language pathology aide, a
speech-language pathology associate, or a speech-language
pathology assistant shall make the license or registration, or an
official duplicate of the license or registration, available when the
individual practices speech-language pathology or audiology or
provides support services.
(b) Before support personnel may provide services, the
speech-language pathologist shall ensure that prior written
notification is provided to the recipient of the services that services
are to be provided in whole or in part by support personnel.
As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.74.
IC 25-35.6-3-9
Continuing professional education
Sec. 9. The board shall, by appropriate rule, provide for the
continuing professional education of persons subject to this article.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by
P.L.149-1987, SEC.118.
IC 25-35.6-3-10
Violations
Sec. 10. A person who violates this article commits a Class B
misdemeanor.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1978,
P.L.2, SEC.2560.